UFC 161 Fighter Nickname Ratings

UFC 161's stacked card of entertaining
fight finishers includes a litany of nicknames, from funny to ferocious. Here, we analyze the fighters, their alternative monikers,
and the highly-scientific awesomeness rating awarded to each.

Dan "Hendo" HendersonPositive: Fun to say and everything about Henderson is naturally badass; has inspired a second generation of fighter nicknames in "Bendo." Negative: What happened to “Hollywood” Henderson or “Dangerous” Dan?Overall awesomeness score: 88

Roy "Big Country" NelsonPositive: One-punch knockout artist with a mullet-- what else are you going to call him? (He says training partners gave him the name because of his Midwest-style wrestling powess.)Negative: With his recent weight loss, coming close to “Medium Country”.Overall awesomeness score: 100Stipe MiocicNickname: nonePositive: Both of real names are plenty unique as is.Negative: Seven knockouts in nine fights and you can’t think of a half-decent nickname?Overall awesomeness score: 64Ryan "Big Deal" JimmoPositive: Hopefully, it is a reference to “Anchorman”. Negative: Ryan "The Robot" rolls off the tongue and he's just so good at it.Overall awesomeness score: -100101

Igor "The Duke" PokrajacPositive: Joins Michael "The Count" Bisping, Claude "The Prince" Patrick and Spencer "The King" Fisher in the ranks of self-appointed MMA royaltyNegative: Just because John Wayne’s dead doesn’t mean you can take his nickname.Overall awesomeness score: 56

Alexis DavisNickname: nonePositive: She used to go by "Ally-gator," which was the nearly perfect nickname -- her name, a scary animal, a pun, an MMA move all in one.Negative: She no longer goes by Ally-gator!Overall awesomeness score of Ally-gator: 1,000,000

Rosi "The Surgeon" SextonPositive: Great imagery about rearranging your opponent's body parts a la Josh "The Dentist" Neer; plus, as a practicing osteopath, this gets a double dose of apropos.Negative: Medical school debt and HMOs will give you nightmares.Overall awesomeness score: 25,000Pat "HD" BarryPositive: Short for "Hype or Die," unique like the man who owns it.Negative: Missed opportunity to be “Sir Kicks-A-Lot”. Overall awesomeness score: 1080i

Shawn "The Savage" JordanPositive: Accurate for a dude who's a physical beastNegative: With college degrees in kinesiology and chemistry, he’s a more refined savage than his name implies.Overall awesomeness score: 2007

Sam "Hands of Stone" StoutPositive: Excellent reminder to opponents not to eat any of Stout’s knuckle sandwiches.Negative: Lingering disappointment that hands are not literally made of stone.Overall awesomeness score: 135

"The" James KrausePositive: Short, simple, and clears up any confusion.Negative: Admittedly, there was very little confusion to begin with.Overall awesomeness score: 28

Kenny RobertsonNickname: nonePositive: A full-time high school woodshop teacher probably should keep it professional without a nickname.Negative: “Professor Bandsaw” would’ve been great.Overall awesomeness score: -384

Roland DelormeNickname: nonePositive: Bold move for a man who grew up named "Roland" to not go by a shortened version.Negative: Missed opportunity for the Winnipeg-based fighter to not temporarily go by Roland DelocalOverall awesomeness score: 42

John "The One" MaguirePositive: At least he’s not another “_______ Assassin”.Negative: “Gypsy Assassin” would make a ton more sense, as the simplicity may be overshadowed on this card by "The" and "The Chosen One." Overall awesomeness score: -5

Yves "Tiger" Jabouin Positive: More original than a Pitbull, this animal moniker still implies agility, mobility, hostility and viciousness.Negative: Hundreds of videos on Youtube show tigers are simply adorable. Overall awesomeness score: 91

Dustin "The Disciple" PaguePositive: Wearing his religion on his sleeve and sounds tough while doing it.Negative: Bad memories of WCW and the ill-fated One Warrior Nation.Overall awesomeness score: 777

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